HGA1

Historical General Assembly 1 - COMUN XXV

Historical General Assembly 1

Established in 1945 under the UN Charter, the First Committee of the general
assembly deals with disarmament and security issues. It seeks to provide
solutions under the general principles of peaceful cooperation in the
maintenance of international peace and security. It works in cooperation with
United Nations Disarmament Commission and the Geneva based
disarmament commission. The GA1 is also the only sub organ of GA entitled to
verbatim records. The resolutions passed by the general assembly 1 are not
legally binding however this does not mean they are ineffective. The
resolutions passed by GA1 carries the opinion of a majority of United Nations
member states, meaning that all nations show consideration towards GA1
resolutions.

The Uniting for Peace resolution gives the general assembly the power to
consider any matter that has failed to be solved by the Security Council due
to a veto or as put more broadly by the resolution itself “Lack of unanimity of
permanent member states”. The UNGA may make recommendations to the
UNSC or Authorize armed force if necessary. This has provided an avenue for
the international community to bypass UNSC gridlocks. The resolution has
been implemented a total of 12 times (Counting Korea - 1951)

PD 1

24TH January 1946 - Addressing the Issues raised by the discovery of
Atomic Energy

PD 2

7th June 1967 - Analyzing the Arab-Israeli Conflict with Special Focus on the Impact of Zionism and Arab Nationalism on the Issue

PD 3

10th December 1971 - Deliberating the Ongoing Indo-Pakistan War with Emphasis on the Situation in East Pakistan